Last night, while we here in the United States went about
whatever it was we were doing, there was a terrible terrorist attack in
France. As I write this afternoon the
latest news
is that 129 people were killed and 395 were injured. The attacks were horrible crimes, and the
outrage and calls for justice, in France and throughout the world, are entirely
justified.
It was an ordinary Friday evening here in Dulce. I learned of the attacks in France while we
were having roller-skating in our church gym.
There were over 30 children skating, playing, laughing and just
generally having a good time. It was the
biggest turnout I've seen since we've been here.
I imagine that in a broad sense, including both the good and
the bad, it was an ordinary Friday night throughout America, following an
ordinary day. Meaning that in America it
was a day in which about 3,000 babies lost their
lives through abortion.
Over 20 times the number of deaths as in Paris, but not happening
simultaneously in one or two locations in one city, but happening in many places scattered throughout our
country. Not deaths that come through
the means used by terrorists, means that nearly everyone would say are illegal
and immoral, but through means that in this country are protected by law and
considered by many to be morally neutral, simply a matter of choice. Legal or not, moral or not, those means are
just as deadly for the victims in the womb as for the victims in Paris.
Three thousand babies who won’t grow up to roller-skate, to
play, or to laugh with other kids. Three
thousand babies who won't grow and learn to read school books and blog
posts. Three thousand babies who won't
grow to be adults who can express outrage at the world's injustices, or seek to
correct them. Three thousand babies,
every day.
It is right to pray and seek for God to bring peace and justice
in the world. And was we pray for peace
and an end to terror abroad, let us also pray for peace and an end to the
terror we allow at home.
What a great post! It is all too easy to shake our collective heads and decry ISIS violence . Not too many people know that one of the reasons these misguided fanatics give for their attacks on westernized nations is our loose morals, the sexual deviancy, the debauchery of Hollywood, the lust for money and fashion...and yes, the slaughter of the pre-born. They say we have no stone to throw. In light of that I say Amen to this post...we must pray to end the terror we allow at home.
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